After lookg through the top 50 queer BookToks, here are the most popular "'s gay and slaps" books. Pl: charts and statistics!
Contents:
- “IT’S GAY AND IT SLAPS”: TIKTOK’S FAVORE LGBTQ BOOKS
- JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
- JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
“IT’S GAY AND IT SLAPS”: TIKTOK’S FAVORE LGBTQ BOOKS
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There’s a sound on TikTok (d that is ed and repurposed by multiple creators) of the amazg queer BookTok creator Laynie Rose that says, “Lerally the only book review you actually need, the only requirements I have for a book is: ’s gay and slaps. ” Followg this are a bunch of LGBTQ books prented wh some variatn of the rea “It’s gay and slaps.
To round out to an even 50, I also took the top 5 vios that e the “It’s gay and slaps” sound. (Content warngs for vlent homophobia and transphobia). Send, this tle is so ubiquo on BookTok that 3 of the mentns are rogatory; the weren’t homophobic TikToks, they jt were satirizg the ia of “LGBT” BookTok vios beg jt this tle and Song of Achill — though, as we’ll see, M/M books are not actually as overreprented on BookTok as that would suggt.
A note on tegori: I did not break down specific reprentatn — such as bisexual, pansexual, lbian, gay, etc.
JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
Here are the bt LGBTQ books wh gay characters or by thors who intify as LGBTQ+. Fd romance, spirg nonfictn and YA reads for adults and teens. * gay tiktok books *
I also wanted to mentn that some of the diversy of this longer list, both terms of genre and the percentage by thors of lor, is acunted for by a uple of TikToks the “It’s gay and slaps” sound, cludg one jt voted to M/M manga. And while you n always zy up on the uch and prs play on a movie about queer love, the LGBTQ books will take thgs one step of the classics, bt-sellers and new releas on this list put gay characters at the heart of the story — or at the very least, are wrten by thors who intify as LGBTQ+.
As the end of his life draws near, Jab hop to the right the wrongs that ed his relatnship wh his gay son, Isaac.
"How We Fight for Our Liv" by Saeed JonPoet Saeed Jon’ g-of-age memoir is a rehgly hont look at the realy of beg a Black gay man the south. When Garrard Conley is outed by his parents, they make him attend a 12-step nversn therapy program to “cure” him of his homosexualy.
JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach major North Amerin men's sports after g out publicly an terview wh Outsports. * gay tiktok books *
"The Guncle" by Steven RowleyOnce-famo s star Patrick is a proud Guncle (Gay Uncle Patrick, actually). You won’t fd a buttoned-up gay love story the pag: Purnell unearths the dysfunctn of Black, broke and queer men fallg and out of love (or, well, lt). In this royal rom-, the prce of England and heir to the throne is gay, and longs for the son of the first woman print of the U.
Celebrate wh the bt LGBTQ books and books wh gay characters or om LGBTQ thors. Empower yourself by addg the spirg books to your readg list. * gay tiktok books *
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach major North Amerin men's sports after g out publicly an terview wh Outsports.
”Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach the NFL and all of major Amerin men's pro sports, acrdg to Outsports.
" San Francis 49ers assistant Katie Sowers, a pneer among female ach the NFL, me out as the the league's first openly gay ach 2017, acrdg to Outsports. He add that he reached out last year for advice on g out om former Las Vegas Rairs lebacker Carl Nassib, who beme the first active openly gay player NFL history 2021.
From the return of a legendary gay novelist to a blazg new memoir about parenthood, the are the queer books you should be readg this Pri Month—and beyond. * gay tiktok books *
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